mapper65
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It’s been a while since I’ve been out detecting but my family and I always get out on Thanksgiving week/weekend. Yesterday we had two old home sites that were side by side that my brother in law (who doesn’t detect) got us permission to detect. One site was constructed in the mid 1770’s and the other one we are pretty sure was built in the late 1800’s. According to the owners both were hit very hard by people detecting. As much as it’s very fun to detect a site that has been undetected we kind of pride ourselves in working a site that’s been “hit hard”, we always find something.
At the first site my other brother in law that does detect pulled up and 1888 Indian. There were a few wheats and other coins but that was the only notable find at that site.
At the second site, the newer of the two, I got about 8 feet from where where we parked and had a pretty strong 11-47 signal that bounced around a little. About 5” down I saw the rim of a silver quarter! It was an 1892 Barber! My brother in law yells over to me, “Largie!” I walk over to him and as soon as I grab the coin I could tell that it wasn’t a large cent, it was too thin. Two days prior he found a 1770 King George at a different site that we were at and I told him that I thought he had another King George. With no water or magnifier with us he put in his pocket and moved on.
Now back to the hole that I have open......Even though I always swipe the hole and plug before putting the plug back, in my mind I knew I wouldn’t have another signal. Woah! Another signal. I moved my pointer around in the different part of the hole and there it was, another signal and out comes and 1899 Barber dime! So what’s the chances of a third coin being there? I stand up and swipe my coil over the hole and there’s another silver signal!!!! This time the pointer doesn’t show anything so I dig down a little deeper and run the pointer around and there’s the other signal, and 1899 Barber quarter. I’m absolutely sure that when I stand up this time and run my coil over the hole there’s not going to be another signal. Wait!! Another signal. I run my pointer around again and find another dime, this time a 1908 Barber dime!!! Well, after number four there were no more targets. I was happy with the first Barber quarter and nearly speechless after pulling the fourth Barber out. That’s my best old pocket spill yet.
Those were the notable finds at that site. When we got home and washed off the “Largie” it turned out to be a 1734 King George!! What’s the chances of finding two King George coins three days apart about five miles apart. You just never know.
At the first site my other brother in law that does detect pulled up and 1888 Indian. There were a few wheats and other coins but that was the only notable find at that site.
At the second site, the newer of the two, I got about 8 feet from where where we parked and had a pretty strong 11-47 signal that bounced around a little. About 5” down I saw the rim of a silver quarter! It was an 1892 Barber! My brother in law yells over to me, “Largie!” I walk over to him and as soon as I grab the coin I could tell that it wasn’t a large cent, it was too thin. Two days prior he found a 1770 King George at a different site that we were at and I told him that I thought he had another King George. With no water or magnifier with us he put in his pocket and moved on.
Now back to the hole that I have open......Even though I always swipe the hole and plug before putting the plug back, in my mind I knew I wouldn’t have another signal. Woah! Another signal. I moved my pointer around in the different part of the hole and there it was, another signal and out comes and 1899 Barber dime! So what’s the chances of a third coin being there? I stand up and swipe my coil over the hole and there’s another silver signal!!!! This time the pointer doesn’t show anything so I dig down a little deeper and run the pointer around and there’s the other signal, and 1899 Barber quarter. I’m absolutely sure that when I stand up this time and run my coil over the hole there’s not going to be another signal. Wait!! Another signal. I run my pointer around again and find another dime, this time a 1908 Barber dime!!! Well, after number four there were no more targets. I was happy with the first Barber quarter and nearly speechless after pulling the fourth Barber out. That’s my best old pocket spill yet.
Those were the notable finds at that site. When we got home and washed off the “Largie” it turned out to be a 1734 King George!! What’s the chances of finding two King George coins three days apart about five miles apart. You just never know.
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